The Top 5 Things To See & Do In Quebec
Known as the only dominantly French speaking province in Canada, Quebec is also one of the country’s most naturally beautiful and culturally rich areas.
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Canada
The Top 10 Things To See & Do In Canada
Known for its outstanding mountain ranges, grand lakes and top-notch skiing, Canada is without a doubt one of the most visually spectacular countries on the planet.
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Cycling the Viking Trail
Although Newfoundland and Labrador didn’t become part of Canada until 1949, this area has a rich and colourful history. The rugged coastline of this island is shaped by the wind and the sea, so too is the character of its people. This is the place where Europeans first set foot in North America, a thousand years ago.
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Conservation in Jasper National Park
Caribou, grizzly bears, elk, mountain goat, coyote, mountain lions and wolves… Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies is a treasure trove of wildlife and current conservation efforts are looking to a future where this is still true.
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John Cabot and a Tale of 2 Towers
John Cabot – or Giovanni Caboto in Italian, meaning either “coastal seaman”, or, according to some “big head” – was born in Genoa c.1450. In 1476 he married a young woman called Mattea and, after travelling widely as a merchant, they moved to England and settled in the port of Bristol which was the second-largest seaport in England at that time. From then on his explorations were made under the English flag and Bristol was his base.
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